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PIANO CONDUCTORS COUNTERTENOR Choose a number and style of engagements­ to Inon Barnatan Teddy Abrams Anthony Roth Costanzo Jonathan Biss Marin Alsop BASS-BARITONES put your students in practice and ­conversation Yefim Bronfman Mei-Ann Chen Christian Pursell Jeremy Denk James Conlon Christian Van Horn with master artists. Aaron Diehl Johannes Debus BASS Joseph Kalichstein JoAnn Falletta Morris Robinson George Li Asher Fisch Anne-Marie McDermott Giancarlo Guerrero VOCALISTS Garrick Ohlsson Steve Hackman Storm Large MASTERCLASS Conrad Tao Miguel Harth-Bedoya Patti LuPone Andrew von Oeyen Nicholas Hersh Meow Meow Shai Wosner Eric Jacobsen Sheléa The classic pedagogical tool, now brought into the DUO PIANO Richard Kaufman VOCAL ENSEMBLES Christina & Marcelo Lehninger Chanticleer 21st ­century. ­Connect your students with ­Digital Michelle Naughton Jahja Ling New York Polyphony Artists in Residence for ­real-time feedback and VIOLIN David Alan Miller Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds Robert Moody of Zamar Benjamin Beilman Peter Oundjian VOCES8 mentorship. Chee-Yun Ruth Reinhardt Voctave Stefan Jackiw David Robertson Alexi Kenney ENSEMBLES Christopher Rountree Jennifer Koh Apollo’s Fire Corrado Rovaris Simone Porter Brooklyn Rider Steven Sloane Blake Pouliot Ensemble Mik Nawooj TALKBACK Ward Stare Gil Shaham & New York Philharmonic String Adele Anthony Bramwell Tovey Quartet A community event that puts students­ in CELLO Joshua Weilerstein yMusic Oliver Herbert NARRATOR THEATER ­conversation with ­Digital Artists in Residence. Yo-Yo Ma Jamie Bernstein Aquila Theatre Johannes Moser SOPRANOS Heartbeat Opera Joshua Roman Andriana Chuchman DANCE COMPANIES Suggested Formats: Alisa Weilerstein Julianna Di Giacomo Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater • Tales from the road GUITAR Christine Goerke Wendy Bryn Harmer Bill T. Jones / Sharon Isbin Arnie Zane Company • On car­ eer building Lisette Oropesa HARP New York City Ballet Patricia Racette • Anecdotes of success and failure Bridget Kibbey MEZZO-SOPRANOS JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC • Q&A PERCUSSION Amir ElSaffar Michelle DeYoung ­• Faculty-hosted interview in a town hall style Colin Currie Amjad Ali Khan Kate Lindsey Wu Man COMPOSERS Tamara Mumford Branford Marsalis Mason Bates TENORS Osvaldo Golijov Cristina Pato Colin Ainsworth Silkroad Ensemble STAGE DIRECTORS Brian Jagde James Darrah Nicholas Phan Alek Shrader Karim Sulayman CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS IMPORTANT IDEAS & STORIES FOR 21ST CENTURY MUSICIANS

A more formal talk or talks in a lecture-town hall format on key topics SIMONE PORTER for the next generation. Ideal for nuanced discussions on ­innovation, An Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and leadership, diversity and inclusion, and community-­driven music ­internationally recognized violinist, Simone is known for her impassioned energy, interpr­ etive ­making. integrity, and vibrant communication. As a ­co-host of the podcast Upnote, Simone dives deeper into what it means to be a 21st century Build your own series on essential topics for your ­students, artist in an ever-changing music industry­ . Upnote ­complementing ­existing curriculum and helping to ­prepare was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Colburn ­citizen-artists for life in the 21st century;­ ­Customizable for an School for 2019-20. ­ensemble, department or entire university. SAMPLE TOPICS /i Inspirational Texts Simone offers a personal program exploring the influence of literature on her interpretive­choices. With a focus on female protagonists and writers, she demonstrates how reading can ­illuminate TOPIC KEY: and inspire musical decision-making. Further, she explores how literature—by ­continually i Social justice, community building, facing the 21st century ­extending our sensibilities, and our capacity for empathy—can enrich our ­understanding of, and / Innovation, rethinking performance and the arts love for, music. i Personal growth and development CONRAD TAO Conrad Tao has appeared worldwide as a ­pianist and composer, and has been dubbed a ­musician INSTRUMENTALISTS of “probing intellect and open-hearted­ vision” by The New York Times. He has received the ­prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, and JEREMY DENK was named a Gilmore Young Artist—an ­honor Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost ­awarded every two years to the most promising ­pianists. Winner of a MacArthur “Genius” American pianists of the new generation.­ ­Fellowship, and the Avery Fisher Prize, Denk was recently elected to the American Academy of SAMPLE TOPICS Arts and Sciences. / The Concert Program as Playlist Concert programming as compositional and creative practice SAMPLE TOPICS / The Practice Room as a Laboratory / How to Write Elitism Out of Classical Music How can a research mindset lead to the opening-up of creative avenues? How can impr­ ovisation Also a published author, Denk offers seminars on be incorporated as a creative and technical tool? disrupting the usual genres of music writing (review, dissertation, program note), and how / Video Killed the Radio Star: ­current practices create barriers to the arts. Further, who is our audience? Who do we want to What role does video play for the emergent musician? Which partnerships and vehicles should reach, and what are the ideal ways to reach them? be explored for our work(s)? What I’ve learned from More Forever. i/ Music, Literature and Gender This exploration of the gendered qualities commonly attributed to music moves from common examples (Clara and Robert Schumann; George Sand and Chopin) to less frequently discussed modernist couplings (Ruth Crawford Seeger and Berg/Schoenberg; Meredith Monk and John Cage; Virginia Woolf and Henry James). An ideal offering in partnership with the Literature ­department. JOSHUA ROMAN JENNIFER KOH Before becoming renowned for his ­genre-­bending Recognized for intense, commanding repertoire and wide-ranging ­collaborations, ­performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity­ ­Roman was the Seattle Symphony’s ­principal and technical assurance, violinist Jennifer ­cellist – a job he began at just 22 and left only Koh is a forward-thinking artist dedicated to two years later. He is a TED Senior Fellow whose ­exploring a broad and eclectic repertoire. Koh ­performance of J.S. Bach’s complete Cello has done interdepartmental residencies at a Suites on TED’s Facebook Page garnered 1.8M number of colleges and Universities, including live viewers, with millions more for his Main ­Harvard. She frequently discusses inclusion; the Stage TED Talks/Performances, including an ­immigrant ­experience; and new music, having ­improvisational performance with choreographer ­commissioned many composers early in their Bill T. Jones and East African vocalist Somi. careers who have gone on to receive MacArthur Grants and Pulitzer Prizes. SAMPLE TOPICS /i Farm to Stage SAMPLE TOPICS Joshua discusses his unconventional route, from growing up on a farm to developing a robust i Lessons in Advocacy and Agency from Telling Immigrant Stories digital following as a performer-composer-producer-innovator. ALEXI KENNEY STEFAN JACKIW The recipient of a 2016 Avery Fisher Career Stefan Jackiw is one of America’s foremost Grant and a 2020 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, ­violinists, captivating audiences with ­playing ­violinist Alexi Kenney has been named “a talent that combines poetry and purity with an to watch” by the New York Times, which also ­impeccable technique. Jackiw has actively taken noted his “architect’s eye for structure and space to ­connecting audiences via Stefan’s Sessions, and a tone that ranges from the achingly fragile his monthly technical and musical deep-dives to full-bodied robustness.” His win at the 2013 on violin masterworks. Drawing viewership and Concert Artists Guild Competition at the age of ­participants from across the globe, his hybrid nineteen led to a critically acclaimed Carnegie masterclass-lectures are reducing barriers to Hall debut recital at Weill Hall. ­access by providing high-quality, free instruction. SAMPLE TOPICS SAMPLE TOPICS / Genre Exploration and Digital Interactions with Supporters / Pedagogy in the Time of COVID How the current moment and technologies offer new teaching opportunities and means of creating­ community. JONATHAN BISS Jonathan Biss is a world-renowned pianist who channels his deep musical curiosity into BENJAMIN BEILMAN ­performances and projects in the concert hall and Benjamin Beilman has won international praise beyond. He also leads an open online course via both for his passionate performances and Coursera, which has reached more than 150,000 deep rich tone which the Washington Post people from nearly every country in the world. called “mightily impressive,” and The New Biss has written extensively about music and has York Times described as “muscular with a glint authored three e-books, including Beethoven’­ s of ­violence.” The Times has also praised his Shadow, the first Kindle Single ­written by a ­“handsome ­technique, burnished sound, and classical­ musician. quiet ­confidence.” SAMPLE TOPICS SAMPLE TOPICS i/ How to Make Music, Social Justice and Reaching New Audiences / Renaissance Human Essential and Connected Parts of the Life of a Musician Diversifying your artistic portfolio through fundraising, curating, recording and innovating

i Social justice, community building, facing the 21st century / Innovation, rethinking performance and the arts CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS i Personal growth and development Visit artist’s profile page BRIDGET KIBBEY STORM LARGE Bridget Kibbey is in demand for her ­innovative, Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, virtuosic performances that expand the awesome. From her shot to stardom on the CBS ­expressive range of the harp. Collaborating with show Rock Star: Supernova, to her years touring some of today’s top artists, she crosses genres the world with Pink Martini, and her roof-raising to emphasize the harp’s role through centuries performances with her band Le Bonheur, Storm and cultures of music. Throughout time, the harp has built a fan base that follows her around the has long been the choice of bards, lovers, tribes, world to this day. and royals; Kibbey’s Conversation will take you on a journey through 400 years of musical history­ , SAMPLE TOPICS crossing between the Celtic, Malian, Baroque, i Song Writing; Drug Addiction; Mental Health; French Belle Époque, and Llanera harp traditions. Cultivating a Fan Base

SAMPLE TOPICS / Harp as a Global Continuo: Colombia, Egypt, France, Ireland, Mali, Venezuela, and beyond TREY MCLAUGHLIN Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar, known for their viral YouTube rehearsal videos topping BROOKLYN RIDER 60 million views, have carved a unique place for Hailed as “the future of chamber music” (Strings), themselves in the music industry through their the veteran string quartet Brooklyn Rider presents genre-bending arrangements of contemporary­ eclectic repertoire and gripping performances gospel, inspirational musical theater, and rich that continue to draw rave reviews from classical, original compositions. McLaughlin, also a world, and rock critics alike. NPR credits Brooklyn ­frequent lecturer and clinician, is a passionate Rider with “recreating the 300-year-old form of ­educator in gospel music, rote teaching, and string quartet as a vital and creative 21st-century choral arranging. ensemble.” SAMPLE TOPICS SAMPLE TOPICS i/ From Hymnals to Hip-Hop: African and African-American Music’s Impact on the World i From the Ground Up The journey of race, religion and spirituality through the lens of the African and African-American In a wide-ranging discussion on building a life in music, Brooklyn Rider’s members will share their musical diaspora. experience of building both the quartet and their incredibly varied individual life experiences. i/ Music, Spirituality, and Storytelling / Border Crossings Stories of the human condition can be told in many ways. Songs not only provide rhythmic ways How can knowledge of Irish fiddling traditions enhance one’s tool and color palate playing the to tell a story, but also provide additional context to culture. Songs have been, and continue solo works of J.S. Bach? Can we find connection between the music of Schubert and Persian to be, a powerful story-telling tool to convey sorrow, hope, love, fear and virtually any human classical music? This conversation explores how curiosity can ignite creativity. emotion and condition. This discussion will specifically focus on the use of songs to tell stories ii Healing Modes of spirituality, faith and self. How a commissioning and recording project can act as a healing force and create change Interactive Gospel Singing Workshop The History of Gospel Music and Rote Teaching THE VOICE KARIM SULAYMAN SHELÉA Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman has With a voice that stirs the soul and hands that garnered international attention as a ­sophisticated glide effortlessly over the keys, Sheléa ­represents and versatile artist, consistently­ praised for his a return to true artistry that has garnered sensitive and intelligent ­musicianship, riveting ­attention and adoration from legends thr­ oughout stage presence, and beautiful voice. A 2019 the ­music industry. Blending traditional pop, jazz, GRAMMY Award winner, he regularly performs R&B and soul, she brings a contemporary edge on the world’s stages in orchestral concerts, to classics and a classic touch to contemporary ­opera, recital and chamber music, while forging a pop standards. standout path in the music of the Italian Baroque. SAMPLE TOPICS SAMPLE TOPICS i The Intersection of Faith and Life as a Songwriter and Performing Artist i I Trust You: Building Bridges to Community and Creating Strength from Vulnerability /i Idea to Evaluation: Self-Producing Your Way to a Grammy Award

i Social justice, community building, facing the 21st century / Innovation, rethinking performance and the arts CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS i Personal growth and development Visit artist’s profile page MORRIS ROBINSON NEW YORK American bass Morris Robinson has appeared with the great opera houses of the world and is POLYPHONY a prolific concert singer. Robinson is an Artistic New York Polyphony is one of the foremost Advisor to both the Cincinnati Opera and the ­vocal chamber ensembles active today. The four Atlanta Opera. He has a Certificate in Diversity men give vibrant, modern voice to repertoire and Inclusion from Cornell University and was in ranging from Gregorian chant to cutting-edge residency at Harvard University in 2019. ­compositions. Their dedication to innovative programming, as well as a focus on rare and SAMPLE TOPICS rediscovered Renaissance and medieval works, i Opera in the Time of Black Lives Matter has not only earned New York ­Polyphony two A frequent speaker on race in classical music, Mr. Robinson has been featured in the NYTimes, GRAMMY nominations and wide acclaim, but and is presently completing a diversity compliance officer training certification. also helped to move early music into the classical­ ii On the Intersection of Faith and Performing mainstream. SAMPLE TOPICS NICHOLAS PHAN / Aleph Earth: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Vocal Performance / Polyphony Decoded: From Gregorian Chant to the Renaissance Described by the Boston Globe as “one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” American­ tenor­ Nicholas Phan is praised for his keen intelligence,­ CHANTICLEER captivating stage presence and ­natural Called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by ­musicianship. He performs ­regularly with the the New Yorker, Chanticleer is a San Francisco world’s leading orchestras and opera­ ­companies. based GRAMMY award-winning ensemble now In 2010 he co-founded the ­Collaborative Arts in its 43rd season. Praised by the San ­Francisco Institute of Chicago (CAIC) to promote art song Chronicle­ for its “tonal luxuriance and crisply and ­vocal chamber music, where he serves as etched clarity,” Chanticleer is known around the artistic­ ­director. world as “an orchestra of voices” for its seamless­ SAMPLE TOPICS blend of twelve male voices ranging from soprano­ ii Artist as Activist: Confronting Systemic Racism in Opera to bass and its original interpretations of vocal / More Than a Voice literature, from Renaissance to jazz and popular Expanding artistic ownership through producing, artistic direction and entrepreneurship. genres, as well as contemporary ­composition. SAMPLE TOPICS / From Botto to Keeler: 40 Years of History with America’s “Orchestra of Voices” ANTHONY ROTH / March of the Falsettos: The Full Range of the Countertenor Voice in the Choral Arts COSTANZO Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo has VOCES8 ­appeared in leading opera houses and in ­concert, The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 performs recital, film, and Broadway. His album Handel an extensive repertory both in its a ­cappella and Glass arias, ARC, was nominated a the 2019 concerts and in collaborations with leading GRAMMY Award. With the album, he produced ­orchestras, conductors and soloists. V­ersatility the multidisciplinary perfor­ mance installation and a ­celebration of diverse musical ­expression Glass Handel, involving Tilda ­Swinton, George are central to the ensemble’s performance and Condo, and Raf Simons, and creating nine music education ethos. The VOCES8 Foundation videos which were released as a visual album on ­engages in a broad range of outreach work Apple Music. ­including an annual program of workshops and ­masterclasses, choral scholarships, and a masters SAMPLE TOPICS program at Cambridge University. / The Artist as Producer: A Masterclass in How-to A voracious collaborator and experienced producer, Costanzo can discuss how he has turned SAMPLE TOPICS ­artistic vision into international partnerships via his production ­company. These examples ­explore i Brothers Smith: Building a Global Ensemble and Brand from the Ground Up and explain how students can take entrepreneurial control and focus their vision into action. / Live from London: Creating a 10-Week Digital Festival during a Global Health Crisis

i Social justice, community building, facing the 21st century / Innovation, rethinking performance and the arts CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS i Personal growth and development Visit artist’s profile page JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC WU MAN Recognized as the world’s premier pipa ­virtuoso BRANFORD and leading ambassador of ­Chinese music, Wu Man has carved out a career as a soloist, educator, and composer giving her lute-like instrument a new role MARSALIS in both ­traditional and contemporary music. She From his early acclaim as a saxophonist bringing has premiered hundreds of new works for the pipa, new energy and new audiences to jazz, Branford while spearheading multimedia projects to both Marsalis has refined and expanded his talents and preserve and create awareness of China’s ancient horizons as a musician, composer, bandleader­ musical traditions. and educator – a 21st Century mainstay of artistic SAMPLE TOPICS excellence. i Beyond the Silk Road SAMPLE TOPICS Wu Man shares her deeply personal story of struggle, perseverance, and ultimate success in forging / Listening Party: The History of Jazz through Six Recordings a new path for her 2,000 year old Chinese instrument in contemporary America. CRISTINA PATO AMIR ELSAFFAR Iraqi-American trumpeter, composer, ­satur play- Internationally acclaimed Galician bagpiper er and vocalist, Amir ElSaffar ­places his classical ­master, classical pianist and passionate educator­ , training in conversation with ­contemporary Jazz, Cristina Pato enjoys an active professional ­career and Arabic music. ­ElSaffar is a purveyor of the en- devoted to cultural exchange and to cr­ eating dangered Iraqi maqam tradition, and embraces the new paths for her unique instrument. Pato totality of his ­experiences with his ensemble Rivers serves as lear­ ning advisor for Silkroad Ensemble,­ of Sound. ­collaborating closely in planning­ residencies and learning ­activities, including­ the multi-year ­partnership with Harvard University.

SAMPLE TOPICS NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLES i Memory: An Interdisciplinary Exploration i The Inbetweener: Navigating Multiple (Musical) Worlds and Sustaining Your Creative Self yMUSIC yMusic, “six contemporary classical polymaths­ AMJAD ALI KHAN who playfully overstep the boundaries of Amjad Ali Khan is one of the undisputed ­masters ­musical genres” (The New Yorker), works with of the music world. Born to ­sarod ­maestro Haafiz ­contemporary composers and songwriters, Ali Khan, he is the sixth ­generation in the legend- ­developing ideas into vivid, communicative ary line of the ­Senia Bangash School. Since giving ­performances. Their virtuosic execution and his first ­performance at the age of six and through unique configuration (string trio, flute, clarinet, a distinguished career spanning more than six de- and trumpet) has attracted the attention of high cades, he has played for audiences ­worldwide, bringing a new and yet ­timeless interpretation to profile collaborators—from Paul Simon to Bill T. the repertoire, while ­being widely credited with re- Jones—and inspired original works by some of inventing the ­technique of playing the sarod. today’s foremost composers. SAMPLE TOPICS / Alone Together: Remote Ensemble Recording, Setting up a Home Studio Since March, 2020, yMusic has worked to develop group compositions, recordings and ­performances from their six, isolated home studios. / Pop the Paradigm: Working with Songwriters and Crafting Arrangements

i Social justice, community building, facing the 21st century / Innovation, rethinking performance and the arts CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS i Personal growth and development i Visit artist’s profile page ENSEMBLE MIK THEATER NAWOOJ (EMN) AQUILA THEATRE Led by composer/pianist JooWan Kim, hip-hop Aquila Theatre’s mission is to create bold orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) creates ­reinterpretations of the classics for ­contemporary Meta Music by sampling principles of both hip- audiences. By expanding the canon and hop and classical to create music that is rigorous, ­diversifying the classics, Aquila dares to change nuanced, accessible, and free from the dogmas perceptions. As one of the foremost producers of the Western European concert music ­aesthetic. of classical theatre, Aquila Theatre brings world class actors, captivating designs, innovative ­adaptations and impactful direction to audiences COMPOSERS & DIRECTORS across the globe. SAMPLE TOPICS / The Neuroscience of the Ancient Mind: What Modern Science Can Reveal About Antiquity MASON BATES / Diversifying the Classics Composer of the Grammy-winning opera The i Shakespeare and Immigration (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, Mason Bates is ­imaginatively transforming the way classical ­music is created and experienced as a ­composer, HEARTBEAT OPERA DJ, and curator. As the first composer-in-­ In 2018, Heartbeat collaborated with 100 residence appointed by the Kennedy Center for ­incarcerated singers in six prison choirs to create the Perfor­ ming Arts, he has presented a diverse a contemporary American Fidelio told through array of artists on his KC Jukebox using ­immersive the lens of Black Lives Matter. In 2020 — the year production and stagecraft. of George Floyd’s murder, a pandemic which SAMPLE TOPICS ­ravages our prison population, and the 250th / Curation: Bringing Classical Music to New Audiences in New Ways ­anniversary of Beethoven’s birth — Heartbeat is curating a song cycle, brought to life in vivid music videos, mingling excerpts from Fidelio with songs by Black composers and lyricists, which JAMES DARRAH ­together manifest a dream of justice, equity­ ... Director and designer James Darrah’s visually and and breathing free. Explore the process with emotionally arresting work at the intersection of Heartbeat Opera’s artistic team. theater, opera and film is in demand in venues all over the world. Current projects include new SAMPLE TOPICS productions with The Kennedy Center, Theater i Breathing Free an der Wien, The Santa Fe Opera, and Theatro Nacional São Paolo in Brazil. Darrah is artistic ­director of the ONE Festival, on faculty at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and newly named Creative Director of Music Academy of the West’s Vocal Institute. SAMPLE TOPICS / The Future of Opera & the Stage: Curation, Innovation and Development What can productions in unconventional spaces teach us about the future of the mainstage?

i Social justice, community building, facing the 21st century / Innovation, rethinking performance and the arts CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS i Personal growth and development i Visit artist’s profile page CONDUCTORS MIGUEL MARIN ALSOP HARTH-BEDOYA In addition to her trailblazing musical Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya is the Dir­ ector ­accomplishments, Alsop is the only conductor to of Orchestral Studies at the University of be named a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, and has ­Nebraska-Omaha, and creator of a summer spoken at the World Economic Forum (Davos, ­orchestra program, The Conducting Institute.­ He 2019) as a Crystal Award winner. Her renowned is a frequent guest lecturer and is the founder­ education initiatives, OrchKids and the Taki Alsop and Artistic Director of Caminos del Inka, a Conducting Fellowship, are regarded as two of non-profit organization dedicated to­r esearching, the most innovative and transformative programs ­performing and preserving the rich musical ­legacy in musical education, directly addressing issues of South America. An ­environmental ­advocate, he of inclusion, diversity and access. also co-founded Cowboy ­Compost, a ­business geared to achieve food waste ­reduction. SAMPLE TOPICS ii The Conductor as Leader; Public and Ensemble Facing Leadership SAMPLE TOPICS i Diversity, Equality & The Power of Music i Activate/Advocate: Transforming your passions and values into actionable steps i Community Building Through Local Investment: OrchKids JOSHUA TEDDY ABRAMS Acclaimed Music Director of the Louisville WEILERSTEIN ­Orchestra, and Music Director and ­Conductor Artistic Director of the Orchestre de Chambre of the Britt Festival Orchestra, Abrams is a de Lausanne, Weilerstein is known for his clarity­ ­tireless advocate for the power of music. He is of musical expression, fresh programming, and a ­passionate speaker on how musicians can passion for cultivating open communication ­invest in their local communities; transforming ­between the stage and audience. He hosts a ­organizational culture; and civic engagement weekly classical podcast, Sticky Notes, which has for arts organizations. Abrams is also a noted over a million downloads. ­collaborator irrespective of genre: See his project SAMPLE TOPICS with Jim James on The Tonight Show. i/ What Does a Conductor Really Do? ii New Leadership SAMPLE TOPICS How conducting has changed from dictatorial to collaborative, and how corporate environments i/ The Intersection of Art and Public Service are mirroring this shift; What it means to be a leader and enact inclusive change. At the helm of the Louisville Orchestra Abrams has redefined what the relationship between i an orchestra and a city can be. In this discussion, he explores how an orchestra can not just be Navigating a Nascent Career community supported, but become community supporting. ERIC JACOBSEN JAMES CONLON Conductor and cellist Eric Jacobsen has built James Conlon, Music Director of the Los ­Angeles a reputation for engaging audiences with­ Opera and Principal Conductor of the RAI ­innovative and collaborative programming as ­National Symphony Orchestra in Italy, is one of Co-Artistic ­Director and conductor of The Knights, today’s most versatile and respected conductors. and Music Director for the Orlando ­Philharmonic He has conducted virtually every major American­ Orchestra and the Greater Bridgeport Symphony. and European symphony orchestra since his Jacobsen is a member of the Silkroad Ensemble, ­debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1974. founded by Yo-Yo Ma, and a founding member of the string quartet Brooklyn Rider. SAMPLE TOPICS SAMPLE TOPICS i Recovering a Musical Heritage: i Artist in the 21st Century Music Suppressed by the Third Reich. A series exploring project development; sustainability; building relationships; Joining someone’s / Behind the Curtain “dinner party”; Tools to build your house of music Lectures on a variety of Opera topics and titles. Listen to his podcast for LA Opera.

i Social justice, community building, facing the 21st century / Innovation, rethinking performance and the arts CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS i Personal growth and development Visit artist’s profile page GIANCARLO JOANN FALLETTA Grammy-winning conductor JoAnn ­Falletta GUERRERO serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Giancarlo Guerrero is the six-time Grammy ­Philharmonic ­Orchestra, Music Director Laureate Award-winning Music Director of the Nashville­ of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Principal Symphony, Music Director of the Wroclaw Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center, ­Philharmonic, and Principal Guest Conductor­ of and Artistic Adviser of the Hawaii Symphony the Gulbenkian Orchestra. Through commissions,­ Orchestra. Falletta is a member of the ­American recordings, world premieres and the creation of Academy of Arts and Sciences, has served by the Composer Lab & Workshop for emerging presidential appointment­ as a Member of the composers (together with Aaron Jay Kernis), National Council on the Arts during the Bush and Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony have Obama administrations, and has introduced over championed and fostered the works of American­ 500 works by American composers.­ JoAnn was composers who are defining today’s musical the first-ever recipient of Performance Today’s landscape. Classical Woman of The Year in 2019. SAMPLE TOPICS SAMPLE TOPICS i More Than Words: Turning Inspiration and Innovation into Meaningful Action i The Musician as Citizen i The Conductor as Leader PETER OUNDJIAN JUNO award-winner Peter Oundjian has a STEVE HACKMAN multi-faceted portfolio as a ­conductor, ­violinist, Hackman is a daring voice leading a generation­ of professor, and artistic advisor­ . He has been classical musicians who are redefining the genre. ­celebrated for his musicality­ and engaging Equally adept in classical and ­popular forms, ­personality. His fourteen-year ­tenure as music his breadth of musical fluency and ­technique is director of the Toronto ­Symphony ­Orchestra ­uncanny—he is a composer, ­conductor, ­producer, has been marked by reimagined programming, DJ, arranger, songwriter, singer, and pianist. He ­international stature, audience development,­ creates hybrid compositions that blur the lines touring and outstanding recordings. between high and pop art. The result is ­evocative works that are derivative yet wholly original See SAMPLE TOPICS his synthesis of Brahms and Radiohead into an i Different Music Stands epic orchestral tone poem. Oundjian discusses pivotal transitions and choices from his five decade career as solo violinist, first violinist of the renowned Tokyo Quartet, distinguished conductor and 40 year tenure as SAMPLE TOPICS professor at the Yale School of Music. Strongly influenced by the world of sport and comedy, he / From Conservatory to the Cutting Edge explores what leadership and life can look like in its many forms. NARRATORS RICHARD KAUFMAN Richard Kaufman has devoted much of his musical­ JAMIE BERNSTEIN life to conducting and supervising music for film Jamie Bernstein is a writer, narrator, ­broadcaster and television productions, as well as ­performing and filmmaker who has transformed a lifetime film and classical music in concert halls and on of loving music into a career of sharing her recordings. The 2020-21 season marks his 16th ­knowledge with others. Inspired by her father season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Leonard Bernstein, Jamie has devised multiple concert series “CSO at the Movies” and his 30th ways of communicating her own excitement season as Principal Pops Conductor of Pacific about orchestral music. Jamie has presented talks Symphony. around the world, from conferences in ­Japan to seminars at Harvard University. SAMPLE TOPICS / Film Music and its Impact on Popular Culture SAMPLE TOPICS i The Silver Screen: Careers in Film Music i Book Club: Famous Father Girl A discussion of her memoir, Famous/ Father Girl i Social justice, community building, facing the 21st century / Innovation, rethinking performance and the arts CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS i Personal growth and development Visit artist’s profile page OPUS 3 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERINGS FOR 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS

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